Rheobates palmatus

Rheobates palmatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Aromobatidae
Genus: Rheobates
Species:
R. palmatus
Binomial name
Rheobates palmatus
(Werner, 1899)
Synonyms[2]
  • Phyllobates (Hypodictyon) palmatus Werner, 1899
  • Hylixalus granuliventris Boulenger, 1919
  • Syrrhophus palmatus Barbour and Noble, 1920
  • Hyloxalus granuliventris Hellmich, 1939
  • Hyloxalus palmatus Dunn, 1944
  • Prostherapis palmatus Dunn, 1957
  • Phyllobates palmatus Cochran, 1966
  • Prostherapis granuliventris Dunn In Savage, 1968
  • Colostethus granuliventris Edwards, 1971
  • Colostethus palmatus Edwards, 1971
  • Colostethus palmatus granuliventris Gorham, 1974
  • Colostethus palmatus palmatus Gorham, 1974
  • Rheobates palmatus Grant, Frost, Caldwell, Gagliardo, Haddad, Kok, Means, Noonan, Schargel, and Wheeler, 2006

The palm rocket frog (Rheobates palmatus) is a frog. Scientists found it in Colombia.[2][3][1]

Home

These frogs live in streams that have trees growing around them. Some of them can live in places where cows eat grass, but they cannot live in streams where all the trees nearby have been cut down. Scientists saw it between 250 and 2520 meters above sea level.[2][1]

Scientists have seen this frog in one protected place: Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Los Yariguíes.[1]

Young

These frogs lay eggs all year. They go to bodies of water that are not deep. The female frog lays eggs on the ground. The male frog watches the eggs. He pushes other frogs away if they come too close to the eggs. After the eggs hatch, the male frog carries the tadpoles to streams.[1]

Danger

Scientists say this frog is not in danger of dying out. Human beings change the places where the frog lives. People cut down trees to make farms and places for cows to eat grass. Droughts can also hurt this frog.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Palm Rocket Frog: Rheobates palmatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T55124A85893845. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T55124A85893845.en. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Frost, Darrel R. "Rheobates palmatus (Werner, 1899)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  3. "Rheobates palmatus (Werner, 1899)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 1, 2025.